Black ice hanging around Friday

Black ice hanging around Friday

A motorist drives west on Calhoun Street in Anderson on Thursday. Many of the main streets were cleared around the city in the morning and warmer temperatures in the afternoon thawed side streets as well.

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Ann Marcie, left, and Dr. David McCann shovel ice and snow from the sidewalk outside of Cornerstone Family Medicine on Greenville Street in Anderson on Thursday.

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A reflection of the Historic County Courthouse, seen in the windows of J Peters restaurant in downtown Anderson.

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Justin Whitmire refuels his front end loader while clearing snow and ice from the parking lot of AnMed Health's Pediatric Therapy Works office on Fant Street on Thursday. Heavy machinery was used to clear many of the parking lots associated with the hospital.

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The Salvation Army and the Western Carolinas American Red Cross helped 19 people with a warm place to stay in the Civic Center of Anderson during the snowstorm.

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Motorists make their way south on Greenville Street near Cater’s Lake Park on Thursday. Many of the main streets were cleared around the city in the morning and warmer temperatures in the afternoon thawed side streets as well.

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A road grader moves snow to the side of Martin Luther King Blvd. in Anderson, with cars following behind. The clouds parted around noon, warming up the snow into slush.

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The operator of a front end loader clears snow and ice from the parking lot of AnMed Health's Children's Health Center on Marshall Avenue on Thursday. Heavy machinery was used to clear many of the parking lots associated with the hospital.

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Water runs from a thawing statue in the fountain in front of Anderson University's Thrift Library on Thursday.

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James Culbertson, a radio technician with the Anderson County Sheriff’s office, tests a 30 kilowatt generator acquired from Fort Jackson, at the office at the Anderson Regional Airport. The generator is ready for use in a power outage, keeping a command center operational.

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Richard Bishop of Anderson stirs spaghetti sauce for 19 people staying at the shelter at the Civic Center of Anderson arranged by the Western Carolinas American Red Cross.

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Dr. David McCann shovels ice and snow from the sidewalk Thursday outside Cornerstone Family Medicine on Greenville Street in Anderson.

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Capt. Matthew Littleton, deputy emergency manager for the Anderson County Emergency Operations Center, puts gas in an Anderson County Sheriff’s office Humvee at the Roads and Bridges Center in Anderson.

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Weston Rainey drives his 13,500-pound 1970 M35A2 U.S. Army truck, better known as a "Deuce and a Half," to break up the snow and ice Thursday on the streets of his Anderson neighborhood.

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Weston Rainey drives his 13,500-pound 1970 M35A2 U.S. Army truck, better known as a "Deuce and a Half," to break up the snow and ice Thursday on the streets of his Anderson neighborhood.

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Bobby Rettew walks through the snow and ice on North Street in Anderson with daughter Rose on Thursday.

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Josh Waters, with Anderson County Roads and Bridges, prepares a sand truck for use on S.C. 24 and surrounding areas.

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Geese gather in the snow Thursday at Cater's Lake Park in Anderson.

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A Humvee drives on snow on Murray Avenue in Anderson.

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Work crews plow snow and ice from the surface of Fant Street in Anderson on Thursday. Many of the main streets were cleared around the city in the morning and warmer temperatures in the afternoon thawed side streets as well.

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Capt. Matthew Littleton, deputy emergency manager of the Anderson County Emergency Operations Center, Tweets a status of the snowstorm from the top of the Anderson parking garage.

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A United States Postal truck drives through the melting snow on Murray Avenue in Anderson.

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Maj. Brian Tillirson, left,of the National Guard, interim county administrator Rusty Burns, Taylor Jones, Rachel Skipper and Steve McDade look at conditions in South Carolina after a statewide teleconference at the Anderson County Emergency Operations Center in Anderson. Oconee County and other counties in the lower part of the state reported several outages.

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Erika Parker of Anderson slides on an old sled at Linley Park in Anderson.

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Tyler Yoakeum of Anderson slides down a hill on a snowboard at the Civic Center of Anderson.

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An ambulance drives over a bridge covered with snow on Murray Avenue in Anderson.